1. Unorthodox Heroines and Jane Austen
... to this list of requirements, Caroline and Emma Woodhouse of Emma are two of the few women who could fit the 'ideal' model. Both women are beautiful and capable of the necessary talents such as piano playing and drawing, and their wealth, style and sense of superiority lend them the composed "air" which Caroline refers to. Considering herself as such a woman, Emma ... that he made his claims of affection while openly admitting that they went against his better judgement. "You taught me a lesson," he says, "hard indeed, but most advantageous. By you, I was properly humbled" (349). E...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate